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It’s been 15 years since a universal treaty was adopted to fight human trafficking. What’s happened in that time? Here is a timeline…
A lot has transpired from 2000 when the United Nations passed, at the Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons…to this year–2015–when we saw two important initiatives–both Britain’s Modern Slavery Act and the United Nation’s adoption of 17 Sustainable Goals.
*Trigger warning: This article contains mention of physical torture and death Desperate job seekers applying for what they think are genuine jobs are instead trafficked into prison-like compounds buried in the Cambodian jungle. Operating on a vast scale, survivors report being trapped and forced to conduct scams or face torture. All while the Cambodian government deliberately looks the other way according to a new report released by Amnesty
| Thursday June 26, 2025
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